The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-12-25
INTERESTING TURF TOPICS.
GREAT RACING ASSOCIATIONS TREAD
ING ON EACH OTHER, REELS.


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GREAT RACING ASSOCIATIONS READ
ING ON EACH OTHERS HEELS.
Awcr,can Jockey Club Mystcrics- Drivinx
and ToboeGan Ciubs-Anxiety About Tea
1ray-Paroic Renppe"-s In Jerome Park.
The announcement made In THE Sun a
week ago that q conflict Of dates was likely to
occur between the great racing associations
has proved true. The Brooklyn Jockey Club
claims May Is to May 80 for it's spring meeting,
and the American Jockey Club has selected
May 30 to June ~ for the opening meeting OF
the club under the new managers. AS Memo
rial Day comes on May 80, this will cause a d.
vision Of tho regular racing forces, which will
be not over strong now that horses racing on
the side tracks nre barred. The Coney Island
Jockey Club has fixed upon June IA, Suburban
to cco,ntinne up to June 80, with an extra day on
the Fourth Of July, This will interfere, with
the American Jockey Cub viii inaugurate sI a
summer meeting on July 4. but as yet, they
meeting. With the Brooklyn Club yet to put in
E claim Infer for Ans, 4 npor, tikoan, OF d the he summer IN days ,t there : Q
Il e ntSiSsDasas . It the %"r soasR %%e'' tie Een Coming o1a &c
season.
The real dolngs Of the American Jockey Club
have puzzled searchers for nows during, the
past week, It was stated as a fact BY those
working with the new management that the
Executive, COMMITTEES had met in Mr.. W, 4.
Duer's Office and elected a new ticket, with
Belmont Us President. and Mr., John A. Morris
70 follow Judge Monson as Treasurer. Mr..
9 Rsss ' Ssa that Sse the no m mes,in Ma 81 P 9Gs nx se hlR;
Committee and no such election, At the
% SSssfs e'S Ssd FG Ssen t hsld. 0 Sns That sf III All fh p.eb no
for the Presidency, Then. again, it is said that
n IAffnr frnNn Mr. int 0Ra - II thn DrnCi-
ayers. The wh.ie matter will probably. be
@ eeutfv ea eomm nj sn' to ' Sc held I tits We 81 .n' Tx
n5 Ths pT;i II sn o clne S 81 SsT York nsv tra Z, sss
meeting on Thursday evening, held for, the
purpose, OF %electinG new officers, all members
forms on which the Toboggan Club is given
months. The sreunds and buildings a arc to be
restored to the Driving Club in the spring in
bossaners took possession. and i, the enter
prise proves a financial success the Driving
ec1 Mow Is sS DO ase the c 10 pr e isst' r ef a5l si, pfio1 r i.
nancial losses or possible damages in case Of
accidents % inquired a prudent member. oh,
! II don II k raSs! 4! oSf'I thasSa r ne ISiiiy 4 the trsi
speaker. II believe, that all parties who share
lawyer In the room There Was no response
+, sr The call ca ITO for z lawyer; co The matter was re-
u Gen: W sioa +: ;aSm / ns. msNn ssSyni Of t the Belle IL.
SonstituIiSn He ,S sid tLat Visitors Wits sePsr5sllyy
deer park. There are now $500 acres ENCLOSED
WALL sy Ts sas. a 81 4 seg gSsi. Tp% Ss"sy miles 5he. se St ntses
years that Gen. jackson has been In charge Of
! stnl1innS- including lrnulOlS. and eighty brood
mares to tho stock. ut a cost OF sG5,0OO. There
are now 100 brood mares. the produce OF which
are sold as warnings by auction each May.
walks off on four feet. There a"e 500 beef
China. and Berkshire hogs abound, about ITS
OF which nre killed annually Tor the home meat
drreSdsy Of Cashmere goats roam over the farm.
Sixty Shetland ponies kiek, up their heels in
park.
The s1o,5oO Tea Tray.lon,which the, Dwycr
shespshsad Bay during the pas, wsei. The
trip from kentucky to the seashore. The cold
developed into q sickness that became so
a.or%ins r Inss v earefui e salSenh ana MaS n n@,a.
ing the most famous son OF Rayon dor has
t ii%GrG Ffsns 50 M Esteidbiy d bw1ef BE Bso Rnst few sxe Sszs
danger. Tie loss Of Tea Tray, nfter the death
Vi lllSl5ns NpuiN icnA3y .fNttseIl tiio 81 LIE "
three-year-olds in the leading stable.
load. lately purchased siX race horses at a cost
Of about 10000. "A promising one in the string
iello vSFy Which idcil he new viii iIP run ,nS" next s sSn 9i A? Hrs
colt is engaged in all the three-year-old stakes.
The famous Jockey has built, a stable on his
horses horse as" Wills len Il Is nn ntie Soe thai that H he VIII Viii
continue to ride for Lucky Baldwin, no agree
Murphy now weighs 1877 pounds. He will have
to reduce his weight more than twenty pounds
before he leaps into the saddle next spring.
The Hon. August Belmonti the Hon. WI.
Scott; a. J, Cassaft; D ID: "ithers. }: b. Hag-
lucky Baldwin J. d. iMorrissey, Walter Gr$tZ.
44pglSby \ I2h n r., Mrs; Harriett Brown !. :
Behman: G. Fl. Kernaghan, }. Z. Mcdonald. J.
Cotton, J. b. Nixon, j. Carter, b. Kahn. NJ.
Stables have made nominations for the Brook
Ign Derby. to bo run In 1889.
The handlers Of race horses who winter at
Jerome Park were surprised the other day
when they saw Old Parole led into the grounds
again and consigned to the care Of Walter Kol-
Inns. When tho great handicap winner returned
from England he played cunning in his races.
t. t. hanorab ie re ( neH Xiier his ii e Inst fal III
in Jerome Park three years ago Mr.. Loriliard
sea sdSsiisihS "rs e." He L. was va; stterWa I'd e t@rn %sf9 out nS in a
Tuxedo Park, The aged brown son OF Lean
ington and Mniden appears in 1,, robust form
training. The probability Ia that he will be
used only rs n coach for young members OF
pierro Loriilard, Jr.' racing string.
AGompilqtlon Of statistics in the Tut. Field
and Farm shows that there were some wonder
fully fast race horses on the American turf last
season. The hest lime made in 1886. 1:41. WAS
belton Il full second by StuyvesGnt, who ran in
1910, which is tho best time ever made In a race
against other horses. and but II quarter of q
second bohind Ten Broeck's famous 1881, the
best on record. which was made against time
on n prepared track with the advantage OF n
by Stuyvesnnt. but he ran another mile in
l:4lh, showing that it was not - chance per-
formhnce. Burcll. l:i0'a. Jncobin. l:40h. and
record.